Straight from UTRockets.com:

The University of Toledo will honor its football team at halftime of this Saturday’s men’s basketball vs. Kent State with an official presentation of the 2011 Military Bowl trophy. Game time is 7:00 p.m. at Savage Arena.

The UT football team finished the 2011 season with a 9-4 record, 7-1 in Mid-American Conference play. The Rockets defeated Air Force, 42-41, in the Military Bowl on Dec. 28. The victory was the first for new head coach Matt Campbell.

Come out to Savage Arena on Saturday to support the basketball team and honor the football team and celebrate their victory over the Air Force Falcons in the Military Bowl.

Below you’ll find a map of the commitments to Toledo for the class of 2012. The markers indicate the hometown of the athlete – blue for recruits from high school, red for transfer athletes, and yellow for JUCO.

Updated 1/23 to include Allen Covington, UT’s newest commit.

2012 Commits:

• Brian Blackburn – QB – Detroit, Michigan (Crockett)
• Jaylen Coleman – LB – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (University Prep)
• Chris Collins – DT – Cleveland, Ohio (John Adams)
• Allen Covington – DE – Seffner, Florida (Armwood)
• Brad Dunavant – K – Athens, Texas (Trinity Valley CC) – SIGNED LOI
• Mike Ebert – TE – Sandusky, Ohio (Perkins)
• Juwan Haynes – DB – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Central Catholic)
• James Henry – OL – Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington)
• Corey Jones – WR – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Penn Hills)
• Orion Jones – DT – Jenks, Oklahoma (Jenks)
• Damion Jones-Moore – RB – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Central Catholic)
• Danny Larkins – WR – Madison Heights, Michigan (Madison)
• Ray Marlow – OL – Dayton, Ohio (Carroll)
• Phillip Martin – DE – Chicago, Illinois (Kenwood)
• Armani Miller – WR – Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne)
• Chase Murdock – ATH – Barrington, Illinois (Barrington)
• Travis Nees – DB – Piqua, Ohio (Piqua)
• Storm Norton – OL – Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer)
• Paul Perschon – OL – Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Conant)
• Marc Remy – RB – North Olmsted, Ohio (North Olmsted)
• Craig Runyan – TE – Marysville, Ohio (Marysville)
• Aaron Taylor – DB – Lawrenceville, Georgia (Central Gwinnett)
• Jody Webb – RB – Toledo, Ohio (Whitmer)
• Chaz Whittaker – WR – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Penn Hills)
• Alex Zmolik – TE – Port Huron, Michigan (Port Huron)

The ToledoBlade.com is reporting that BG’s Stan Watson will coach at UT new season:

Stan Watson, who was on staff at BG the past four years, mentions on his Twitter page he is now an assistant at UT. He will coach the Rockets defensive backs and special teams.

Watson was a college teammate of UT head coach Matt Campbell at Mount Union prior to them working together at BG.

Looks like Campbell has some focus on his Mount Union roots in gathering coaches to fill out his staff.

This might be a little early, but we caught this story on FootballScoop.com:

Toledo: We have learned that NIU linebackers coach Tom Matukewicz will join the staff as defensive coordinator. We hear Matukewicz will evaluate the existing staff and determine if any changes will be made. We hear there was significant interest in this position.

More from the ToledoBlade.com and TheRocketNation.com

Here’s the official SBNation.com BlogPoll Top 25 for week 16 and the final one of the 2011-2012 season:

After claiming the 2011 BCS National Championship in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game on Monday night, Alabama made a clean sweep of the final USA Today poll of the 2011 college football season and earned all but five first-place votes in the last AP Poll of the year. The final BlogPoll of 2011 tells a slightly different story.

Results for Week 16

#	School	Points/blog	SD	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide (39)	25.18	3.50	2
2	Oklahoma St. Cowboys (6)	23.98	3.28	–
3	LSU Tigers (5)	23.98	3.17	-2
4	Oregon Ducks	22.16	3.01	1
5	Arkansas Razorbacks	20.41	2.48	2
6	Stanford Cardinal	19.76	2.25	-2
7	Boise St. Broncos	19.12	1.46	-1
8	South Carolina Gamecocks	17.43	1.51	2
9	Wisconsin Badgers	15.90	1.28	-1
10	Michigan St. Spartans	14.82	1.91	3
11	Michigan Wolverines	14.69	0.97	1
12	USC Trojans	14.61	7.25	-3
13	Baylor Bears	13.08	0.99	1
14	TCU Horned Frogs	11.55	2.14	2
15	Oklahoma Sooners	10.92	2.55	4
16	Houston Cougars	10.51	3.64	4
17	Kansas St. Wildcats	9.96	3.19	-6
18	West Virginia Mountaineers	9.61	1.99	5
19	Georgia Bulldogs	7.04	3.75	-2
20	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	6.16	2.92	2
21	Virginia Tech Hokies	5.55	2.72	-3
22	Clemson Tigers	4.04	2.53	-7
23	Florida St. Seminoles	2.57	2.17	2
24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2.53	2.43	-3
25	Cincinnati Bearcats	2.33	2.31	1
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois Huskies | BYU Cougars | Missouri Tigers | Texas Longhorns | Auburn Tigers | Penn St. Nittany Lions | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Temple Owls | Ohio Bobcats | Arizona St. Sun Devils | Purdue Boilermakers | Toledo Rockets | Washington Huskies
Updated: Jan 11, 2012 12:35 PM EST

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Rankings 2011

Straight from the ToledoFreePress.com:

After three record-breaking seasons at Toledo, junior wide receiver Eric Page has decided to forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.

“It’s always been my dream to play in the NFL and I think right now is a great opportunity for me,” Page said. “This would have never been able to happen without my teammates, coaches and my family.”

We don’t have to tell you the impact that Page has made at Toledo — simply search our blog for ‘Eric Page’ and you’ll be amazed at everything that he’s hand a hand in. And the stats, in just three years, are pretty amazing:

Page amassed 306 catches for 3,446 yards in his three seasons at Toledo, all of which broke school records held by Williams. He also is tied for the career touchdown mark with New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore at 25.

Another Source: Eric Page Declares Intention to Enter NFL Draft from UTRockets.com.

Page leaves huge shoes to fill next season and the remaining receivers will need to step up to allow the offense the same kind of spark and production that we’re used to seeing. Down the stretch we witnessed the readiness of Reedy and he will most likely be the weapon of choice for T.O. and Dantin next season. We will need a strong presence from the other receivers as well including the youngest talent.

We will certainly miss Page’s production and, for entirely selfish reasons, we wish he were sticking around for next season. There will be a news conference today at Noon (at Springfield High School) where Page will announce his future football plans. We’ll keep tabs on Page, where ever he goes, so check back to see what he’s doing. Good luck to Eric in the next phase of his football career.

Desmond Marrow has been selected to play in the Casino Del Sol College All-Star Game in Tucson, AZ on January 16. Marrow is among 9 students selected from the MAC to participate in the game and is the lone Rocket in the group.

This is the second year for the game, which features some of the nation’s top seniors. Last year the game was played in Tempe, AZ and was called the Eastham Energy College All-Star Game. Former Fresno State coach Pat Hill will lead the “Stripes” (West) team and former Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt will guide the “Stars” (East).

For more info, visit UTRockets.com. Congrats to Desmond on being selected. Go Rockets!

From UTRockets.com:

The University of Toledo will play the University of Cincinnati in a home-and-home football series beginning with a game at the Glass Bowl next fall, UT Athletic Director Mike O’Brien announced today. The Rockets will host the Bearcats on Oct. 20, 2012 and travel to Nippert Stadium on Sept. 13, 2014.

These two schools have met six times before with Cincy winning 4 of those games. The most recent meeting was in the 2001 Motor City Bowl where the Rockets won 23-16.

For more info, head over here.